| Most viewed - Recent Western Rarities |

Black-tailed Gull936 viewsLarus crassirostris
29 December 2008
Princeton Harbor, Half Moon Bay, CA
© Christopher N. Gibbins
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Black-tailed Gull763 viewsLarus crassirostris
29 December 2008
Princeton Harbor, Half Moon Bay, CA
© Christopher N. Gibbins
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Long-billed Murrelet639 viewsBrachyramphus perdix
7 August 2009
Offshore Smith River, Del Norte County, CA
© Jeff Jacobsen
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Grace's Warbler636 viewsDendroica graciae
2 January 2009
Mendocino, California
© Robert J. Keiffer
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Rufous-backed Robin 623 viewsTurdus rufopalliatus
8 November 2009
Black Meadow Landing, Riverside Co., CA
© Ernie Psikla
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Hudsonian Godwit 598 viewsLimosa haemastica
4 August 2009
Arcata, Humboldt Co., CA
© Sean McAllister
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Ruff572 viewsPhilomachus pugnax
18 May 2009
Madera Wastewater Treatment Plant, Madera Co., CA
© Gary Woods
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Blue-footed Booby 571 viewsSula nebouxii
25 October 2009
Whitewater River Mouth, North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., CA
© Chet McGaugh
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Mountain Bluebird551 viewsSialia currucoides
3 January 2009
Fort Funston, San Francisco, CA
© Alan Hopkins
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Solitary Sandpiper 549 viewsTringa solitaria
3 August 2009
Arcata, Humboldt County, CA
© Scott Carey
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Semipalmated Sandpiper541 views Calidris pusilla
9 August 2009
Loleta, Humboldt Co., CA
© Scott Carey
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Yellow-billed Loon 540 viewsGavia adamsii
25 June 2009
Bodega Harbor, Sonoma County, CA
© Ruth Tonascia
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Eastern Kingbird539 viewsTyrannus tyrannus
18 June 2009
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
© Calvin Lou
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Snow Bunting525 viewsPlectrophenax nivalis
26 November 2009
Mission Peak, Fremont, Alameda Co., CA
© Bob Briggs
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Black Vulture522 viewsCoragyps atratus
30 November 2009
Santa Paula, Ventura Co., CA
© David Vander Pluym
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Blackburnian Warbler518 viewsDendroica fusca
20 November 2009
Central Park, California City, Kern Co., CA
© Kelli H Levinson
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Grace's Warbler517 viewsDendroica graciae
2 January 2009
Mendocino, California
© Robert J. Keiffer
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Black-tailed Gull512 viewsLarus crassirostris
29 December 2008
Princeton Harbor, Half Moon Bay, CA
© Christopher N. Gibbins
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Blue-winged Warbler511 viewsVermivora pinus
25 May 2009
Butterbredt Springs, Kern Co., CA
© John Sterling
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper510 viewsCalidris acuminata
11 October 2009
Russell Creek, Lake Earl, Del Norte Co., CA
© Lucas Brug
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Sandwich Tern 498 viewsThalasseus sandvicensis
11 May 2009
Ocean Beach, San Diego County, CA
© Doug Aguillard
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Ruddy Ground-Dove 496 viewsColumbina talpacoti
18 November 2009
Desert Center, Riverside Co., CA
© Chet McGaugh
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Worm-eating Warbler494 viewsHelmitheros vermivorus
30 December 2008
Ferry Park, San Francisco, California
© David R. Moore
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Chestnut-sided Warbler492 viewsDendroica pensylvanica
15 June 2009
Sagehen Creek, Truckee, Nevada Co., CA
© Scott Crosbie
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White-eyed Vireo490 viewsVireo griseus
25 May 2009
Galileo Hill, Kern Co., CA
© John Sterling
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Hudsonian Godwit488 viewsLimosa haemastica
10 June 2009
Southern Kings County, CA
© Steve Summers
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Bay-breasted Warbler481 viewsDendroica castanea
6 November 2009
Cactus City Rest Area, Riverside Co., CA
© Chet McGaugh
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American Redstart480 viewsSetophaga ruticilla
7 June 2009
Point Reyes, Marin Co., CA
© David R. Moore
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Baird's Sparrow 479 viewsAmmodramus bairdii
5 September 2009
Desert Center, Riverside Co., CA
© Chet McGaugh
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Short-tailed Albatross479 viewsPhoebastria albatrus
11 October 2009
Off Half Moon Bay, San Mateo Co., Ca
© Roy Carlson
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Yellow-headed Blackbird478 viewsXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
23 October 2009
Arcata Bottoms, Humboldt Co., CA
© Kerry Ross
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Yellow-throated Vireo477 viewsVireo flavifrons
1 January 2008
Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA
© Doug Aguillard
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Worm-eating Warbler469 viewsHelmitheros vermivorum
3 January 2009
Ferry Park, San Francisco, CA
© Mark Rauzon
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Blue-winged Warbler467 viewsVermivora pinus
10 October 2009
Manresa State Beach, Santa Cruz Co., CA
© Todd Easterla
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Worm-eating Warbler467 viewsHelmitheros vermivorum
30 December 2008
Ferry Park, San Francisco, California
© David R. Moore
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Nelson's Sparrow452 viewsAmmodramus nelsoni
2 November 2009
Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., CA
© Peggy Don
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Curve-billed Thrasher445 viewsToxostoma curvirostre
14 November 2009
Chiriaco Summit, Riverside Co., CA
© Stephen J. Myers
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Rusty Blackbird445 viewsEuphagus carolinus
11 November 2009
Arcata Bottoms, Humboldt Co., CA
© Kerry Ross
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Tufted Duck440 viewsAythya fuligula
11 January 2009
Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA
© Gil Ewing
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Fan-tailed Warbler439 viewsEuthlypis lachrymosa
19 May 2009
Melrose Trap, Roosevelt County, New Mexico
© Dave Krueper
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Magnolia Warbler433 viewsDendroica magnolia
3 May 2009
Tunitas Creek, San Mateo County, CA
© George Chrisman
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Common Black-Hawk430 viewsButeogallus anthracinus
18 February 2009
Laguna de Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA
© Stan Moore
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Gray Flycatcher429 viewsEmpidonax wrightii
23 December 2009
Oakland, Alameda Co., CA
© Mark Rauzon
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak428 viewsPheucticus ludovicianus
7 June 2009
Glen Canyon Park, San Francisco, CA
© Calvin Lou
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Clay-colored Sparrow425 viewsSpizella pallida
11 October 2009
Eureka, Humboldt Co., CA
© Scott Carey
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Lark Bunting421 viewsCalamospiza melanocorys
20 October 2009
Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., CA
© Calvin Lou
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White-eyed Vireo418 viewsVireo griseus
31 May 2009
Huntington Beach, Orange Co., CA
© Martin Meyers
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Least Tern414 viewsSternula antillarum
24 May 2009
Zzyzx, San Bernardino Co., CA
© John Sterling
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Northern Parula410 viewsParula americana
Arcata, Humboldt Co., CA
24 May 2009
© Scott Carey
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Great Crested Flycatcher408 viewsMyiarchus crinitus
20 May 2009
Fort Rosecrans, Point Loma, San Diego, San Diego County, CA
© Doug Aguillard
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Hooded Warbler404 viewsWilsonia citrina
Eureka, Humboldt Co., CA
23 May 2009
© Scott Carey
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Dark-rumped Petrel 403 viewsPterodroma phaeopygia/sandwichensis
23 August 2009
Off Fort Bragg, Mendocino Co., CA
© David Nelson
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Presumed Ring-necked Duck X Scaup sp. 403 viewsAythya collaris x Aythya sp.
11 January 2009
Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA
© Gil Ewing
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Canada Warbler402 viewsWilsonia canadensis
11 October 2009
Point Reyes, Marin Co., CA
© David R. Moore
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Broad-billed Hummingbird401 viewsCynanthus latirostris
12 November 2009
Goleta, Santa Barbara Co., CA
© Wes Fritz
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Curve-billed Thrasher401 viewsToxostoma curvirostre
23 September 2009
Cactus City Rest Area, Riverside Co., CA
© Chet McGaugh
Found by Jennifer and Michelle Tobin 22 Sep 09
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Zone-tailed Hawk400 viewsButeo albonotatus
12 February 2009
San Vincente Reservoir, Lakeside, CA
© Doug Aguillard
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Rock Sandpiper399 viewsCalidris ptilocnemis
13 April 2009
North Jetty, Humboldt Bay, Humboldt County, CA
© Kerry Ross
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Ovenbird398 viewsSeiurus aurocapilla
6 June 2009
Cottage Way, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA
© Calvin Lou
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Lesser Black-backed Gull396 viewsLarus fuscus
18 January 2009
Mecca Beach, Salton Sea, Riverside County, CA
© Mary Freeman
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